Monday, May 02, 2005

Presentations Require Preparation

Off of ebaumsworld.com, here's a didactic gem:

Sports News Blooper (6.2 megs; please view new download policy)

Since coming to Madison, I've given four major oral presentations about my research. I couldn't ask for a better coach than Professor Burnette. This semester though, time simply wasn't on my side for my last talk. Because of last-minute data analysis, I foolishly didn't practice my talk at all, and I came across pretty darn raw. I have since learned my lesson, and will prioritize better next time.

Going back to the subject, Brian Collins from this sports news blooper was worse off lol. I'm guessing something happened to the teleprompter. In any case, let me warn you before you watch: it's pretty brutal. It's amazing how ESPN anchors do it; they are so entertaining because they have an obvious love for the games, talking on a whim on an eclectic host of subjects like life-long experts. Brian Collins does not yet possess the impromptu type of skill necessary for good sportscasting, but nevertheless, I bestow upon him the purple kidney for his gutsy performance.

"Boom goes the dynamite!"

~ Joe Su 9:07 PM

Comments:

I doubt he'll forget this experience, and hopefully he's learned a good lesson or two from it. I know I have. For example, I now know that catchphrases, such as "Boom goes the Dynamite!" are useful for diffusing difficult situations. Hey Joe, maybe you should use said technique to spice up future presentations:

"The cyclic crown ether dibenzo-18-crown-6 complexes with potassium ions, and then... boom goes the potassium permanganate!"*

Submitted for your consideration.

- P

*Kinda quoted from http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA/CCA5/MAIN/1ORGANIC/ORG13/TRAM13/G/0444713/MOVIE.HTM

# posted by Phil : 5:43 AM

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